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Matchday 6 · · Carrow Road

Norwich City vs Birmingham City: result, line-ups and stats

Norwich City 14 · 9 points
  • 28' Oscar Schwartau
  • 39' Papa Amadou Diallo
2 - 1
Birmingham City 10 · 10 points
  • 64' Carlos Vicente

Line-ups Norwich City vs Birmingham City

Norwich City 4-2-3-1 · Philippe Clement
1 Kovacevic
14 Chrisene
33 Córdoba
15 McConville
3 Stacey
7 Mattsson
23 McLean
19 Diallo
29 Schwartau
11 Brooks
30 Kvistgaarden
  • 46' Anthony Musaba Papa Amadou Diallo
  • 65' Ante Crnac Andre Brooks
  • 71' Jacob Wright Oscar Schwartau
  • 71' Jovon Makama Mathias Kvistgaarden
  • 90+1' Harry Darling Ben Chrisene

Line-up for Norwich City: Kovacevic, Chrisene, Córdoba, McConville, Stacey, Mattsson, McLean, Diallo, Schwartau, Brooks, Kvistgaarden

Bench
  • 32 D. Grimshaw
  • 6 H. Darling 91'
  • 13 D. Yongwa
  • 25 P. Maghoma
  • 35 K. Fisher
  • 16 J. Wright 71'
  • 49 A. Musaba 46'
  • 17 A. Crnac 65'
  • 24 J. Makama 71'
Absentees Norwich City

Ahmed, Mahovo, Topić (injured)

Birmingham City 4-2-3-1 · Chris Davies
1 Beadle
25 Lund
4 Klarer
5 Neumann
26 Osayi-Samuel
8 Paik
24 Iwata
17 Millar
28 Stansfield
7 Vicente
9 Priske
  • 62' Alex Cochrane Kristoffer Lund
  • 62' Ethan Laird Bright Osayi-Samuel
  • 82' Marvin Ducksch August Priske
  • 82' Luis Vázquez Tomoki Iwata

Line-up for Birmingham City: Beadle, Lund, Klarer, Neumann, Osayi-Samuel, Paik, Iwata, Millar, Stansfield, Vicente, Priske

Bench
  • 21 R. Allsop
  • 30 B. Mayo
  • 23 D. Fry
  • 20 A. Cochrane 62'
  • 2 E. Laird 62'
  • 3 L. Buchanan
  • 27 K. Fujimoto
  • 33 M. Ducksch 82'
  • 32 L. Vazquez 82'
Absentees Birmingham City

Gray, Leonard, Roberts, Wright, Gardner-Hickman (injured), Bird (unavailable)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Norwich City

  1. Mohamed Touré Forward 4 goals 0 assists
  2. Andre Brooks Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Mathias Kvistgaarden Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Anthony Musaba Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Jacob Wright Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists

Birmingham City

  1. Phil Neumann Defender 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Carlos Vicente Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  3. August Priske Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Liam Millar Midfielder 0 goals 3 assists
  5. Jay Stansfield Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Norwich City

Player Starts Min. Form
Vladan Kovacevic 5/5 450 mixed
José Córdoba 5/5 450 solid
Ruairi McConville 5/5 445 solid
Pelle Mattsson 5/5 445 solid
Kenny McLean 5/5 440 solid
Ben Chrisene 4/5 393 solid
Andre Brooks 5/5 366 strong
Anthony Musaba 3/5 311 solid

Birmingham City

Player Starts Min. Form
James Beadle 5/5 450 strong
Phil Neumann 5/5 450 solid
Christoph Klarer 5/5 450 mixed
Tomoki Iwata 5/5 442 mixed
Jay Stansfield 5/5 428 mixed
Bright Osayi-Samuel 5/5 421 mixed
August Priske 5/5 404 solid
Alex Cochrane 4/5 388 solid

Stats

Norwich City Match Birmingham City
  • 1.01 xG 1.63
  • 50% Possession 50%
  • 15 Shots 14
  • 6 Shots on target 3
  • 4 Shots off target 7
  • 6 Corners 7
  • 12 Fouls 9
  • 3 Offsides 4
  • 6 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
2.11 1.15
  • Predicted goals2.8
  • Both teams to score75%
  • Over 2.5 goals75%
  • Corners12.5

Team comparison

NOR home Per match BIR away
2.00 Points 1.75
2.33 Goals for 1.25
1.33 Goals against 1.00
1.96 xG for 1.45
1.36 xG against 1.33
5.7 Corners 6.3
LWW Home and away form DWLW

Norwich City vs Birmingham City: head-to-head record

19 previous meetings
9 Norwich City 6 draws 4 Birmingham City
  • Goals per match2.68
  • Both teams scored58%
  • Over 2.5 goals53%
  • Feb 2026 Norwich City 1 - 2 Birmingham City
  • Nov 2025 Birmingham City 4 - 1 Norwich City
  • May 2024 Birmingham City 1 - 0 Norwich City
  • Sep 2023 Norwich City 2 - 0 Birmingham City
  • Feb 2023 Norwich City 3 - 1 Birmingham City
  • Aug 2022 Birmingham City 1 - 2 Norwich City
  • Aug 2022 Norwich City 2 - 2 Birmingham City
  • Feb 2021 Birmingham City 1 - 3 Norwich City
  • Oct 2020 Norwich City 1 - 0 Birmingham City
  • Jan 2019 Norwich City 3 - 1 Birmingham City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Norwich City vs Birmingham City?

The referee for Norwich City vs Birmingham City was T. Reeves.

Who is unavailable for Norwich City against Birmingham City?

Norwich City are without Ali Ahmed (knee injury), Lucien Mahovo (ankle injury) and Mirko Topić (knee injury).

Who is unavailable for Birmingham City against Norwich City?

Birmingham City are without Demarai Gray (injury), Max Bird (not registered), Marc Leonard (achilles tendon injury), Patrick Roberts (health problems), Scott Wright (not in the squad) and Taylor Gardner-Hickman (injury).

What formation do Norwich City play?

Norwich City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Clement.

What formation do Birmingham City play?

Birmingham City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Davies.

How did the last meeting between Norwich City and Birmingham City finish?

On 21 February 2026, Norwich City vs Birmingham City finished 1-2.

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